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Keen bosses, strange mistakes and a looming threat: workers on training AI to do their jobs (www.theguardian.com)
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Workers grappling with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence have said they feel “devalued” by the technology and warned of a downward trajectory in the quality of work.

Recent analysis by the International Monetary Fund found AI would affect about 40% of jobs around the world. Its head, Kristalina Georgieva, has said: “This is like a tsunami hitting the labour market.”

Workers who have trained AI models to replace some or all of their roles tell the Guardian about their experiences.

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[–] [S] 6 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Going to have to challenge the math here ... 20% of 10 is two, not four. Granted, HR may cull four anyway, but in terms of what LLMs can currently do, HR is a perfect thing to replace. Literally all they do is follow rules to benefit the company. Sounds a bit like coding to me ...

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago*

    While it is correct and totally fair to challenge the math, I believe that's the kind of math that HR typically does. They were planning on getting rid of people already, now they can get rid of more.

    Given that LLMs are so bad at math maybe they would be the best fit for job. It would be a nice change of pace because I've never been able to convince HR to give me more money on my paycheck, but I could definitely convince an LLM to do so.

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